Part 3 P&I Response Advice

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Gard Guidance to Masters
3.1 General response advice
3.1.1 Companys and vessels Emergency Contingency Plan
3.1.2 Purpose of Incident Response Advice
3.1.3 Be prepared!
3.1.4 The Master is the leader!
3.1.5 Do not underestimate an incident!
3.1.6 Contacts and instructions
3.1.7 Reporting the incident
3.1.8 Securing evidence
3.1.9 Access to the vessel, crew and documentation - no admission of liability
3.1.10 Correspondents - surveyors - lawyers
3.1.11 Giving statements to the representatives of the insurer
3.1.12 Issuing and receiving protests in connection with an incident
3.1.12.1 Issuing a protest
3.1.12.2 Receiving a protest
3.2 Cargo
3.2.1 Action to be taken
3.2.1.1 Cargo damage
3.2.1.2 Cargo lost overboard creating a hazard to navigation
3.2.2 Evidence to be collected
3.2.3 Documents to be retained
3.3 Collison
3.3.1 Action to be taken
3.3.1.1 Emergency Contingency Plan
3.3.1.2 General
3.3.1.3 Reporting
3.3.1.4 Personal injury
3.3.1.5 Cargo damage
3.3.1.6 Pollution
3.3.2 Evidence to be collected
3.3.2.1 General information
3.3.2.2 Navigation and communication in use at the time of collision
3.3.2.3 Persons involved
3.3.3 Documents to be retained
3.4 Damage to FFO (Fixed and Floating Objects) and other property
3.4.1 General - Reporting
3.4.2 Action to be taken
3.4.3 Evidence to be collected
3.4.3.1 General information
3.4.3.2 Navigation and communication equipment in use at the time of the incident
3.4.3.3 Personsl involved
3.4.3.4 Documents to be retained
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Reader rating
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3.5 Diversion - Deviation
3.5.1 Diversion - deviation
3.5.2 Justifiable diversions
3.5.3 Diversion to undertake repairs
3.5.4 Action to be taken (in all cases of diversion - deviation)
3.5.5 Evidence to be collected (in all cases of diversion - deviation)
3.5.6 Documents to be retained (in all cases of diversion - deviation)
3.6 Drug smuggling
3.6.1 General
3.6.2 Action to be taken
3.6.3 Criminal investigations
3.6.4 Evidence to be collected
3.6.5 Documents to be retained
3.7 Fines - Criminal investigations
3.7.1 General
3.7.2 Criminal investigations
3.7.3 Action to be taken
3.7.4 Evidence to be collected
3.7.5 Documents to be retained
3.8 Fire
3.8.1 Immediate action to be taken
3.8.1.1 Emergency Contingency Plan
3.8.1.2 Reporting
3.8.2 Evidence to be collected
3.9 Grounding and salvage - General Average
3.9.1 Grounding
3.9.1.1 Action to be taken
3.9.1.2 Evidence to be collected
3.9.2 General average
3.9.2.1 General
3.9.2.2 Action to be taken
3.9.2.3 Evidence to be collected
3.9.3 Salvage
3.9.3.1 General
3.9.3.2 Reporting
3.9.3.3 Action to be taken
3.9.3.4 Evidence to be collected
3.10 Persons overboard or missing
3.10.1 Actions to be taken
3.10.2 Evidence to be collected
3.11 Personal injury, crew illness and death
3.11.1 Personal injury
3.11.1.1 General
3.11.1.2 Action to be taken
3.11.1.3 Evidence to be collected
3.11.2 Stevedore injury
3.11.2.1 Action to be taken
3.11.2.2 Evidence to be collected in addition to section 3.11.1 Personal injury, above
3.11.3 Passenger injury
3.11.3.1 Actions to be taken
3.11.3.2 Evidence to be collected in addition to section 3.11.1 Personal injury, above
3.11.4 Illness
3.11.4.1 Actions to be taken
3.11.4.2 Evidence to be collected
3.11.5 Death
3.11.5.1 Actions to be taken
3.11.5.2 Evidence to be collected
3.12 Pollution
3.12.1 General
3.12.1.1 Insurance cover
3.12.1.2 Reference and national contact points
3.12.1.3 Co-operation with authorities - no admission of liability
3.12.2 Pollution by oil
3.12.3 Pollution by noxious liquid substances in bulk - chemicals
3.12.4 Pollution by harmful substances in packaged form - dangerous cargoes
3.12.5 Pollution in non US waters - underway, alongside or at anchor
3.12.6 Pollution in US waters
3.12.6.1 Immediate notification and contacts
3.12.6.2 Criminal investigations
3.12.7 Co-operation with contractors
3.12.8 No chemicals to be used unless approved!
3.12.9 Vessels plans
3.12.10 Evidence to be collected
3.12.10.1 Description of the incident
3.12.10.2 Description of the operation during which pollution occurred
3.12.10.3 Other companies involved in the pollution - bunker and other suppliers
3.12.10.4 Property damaged by pollution
3.13 Refugees
3.13.1 General
3.13.2 Action to be taken
3.13.3 Information to be provided
3.13.4 Evidence to be collected
3.14 Stevedore damage - damage to the own vessel caused by third parties
3.14.1 General
3.14.2 Reporting
3.14.3 Actions to be taken
3.14.4 Evidence to be collected
3.15 Stowaways
3.15.1 Actions to be taken
3.15.2 Evidence to be collected
3.16 Structural failure - Loss of propulsion and/or steerage - call for assistance
3.16.1 General
3.16.2 Action to be taken - Emergency Contingency Plan
3.16.3 Reporting
3.16.4 Evidence to be collected
3.16.4.1 General information
3.16.4.2 Navigation and communication equipment in use at the time of the incident
3.16.4.3 Persons involved
3.16.4.4 Documents to be retained
3.17 Towage - Damage caused to or by a tug
3.17.1 Actions to be taken
3.17.2 Evidence to be collected
3.18 Violent Acts, Piracy, Robbery and Others
3.18.1 General advice
3.18.2 Do not risk life defending property!
3.18.3 Reporting
3.18.3.1 General
3.18.3.2 Use of radio signals by vessels under attack
3.18.3.3 Pirates detected prior to boarding the vessel
3.18.3.4 Pirates boarded unnoticed
3.18.4 Evidence to be collected

3.6.1 General
3.6.2 Action to be taken
3.6.3 Criminal investigations
3.6.4 Evidence to be collected
3.6.5 Documents to be retained

Gard Guidance Masters

3.6.1 GENERAL

The cover provided by the P&I insurers may be in jeopardy when there is drug smuggling or allegations of smuggling. The Company, the P&I insurer or its local correspondent should therefore be contacted immediately. Actions should be taken and evidence collected to protect the Company and the crew members.

3.6 Drug smuggling